Nevada has six home games on its 2019 football schedule, ranging from a visit from the Big Ten to an FCS opponent to four Mountain West games.

Here’s a look at the top players scheduled to play at Mackay Stadium from those six visitors, beginning with a record-setting receiver. The Wolf Pack’s season- and home-opener is Aug. 30 against Purdue.

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Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore carries against Auburn in the first half of the Music City Bowl last season Moore is being tabbed as a Heisman Trophy candidate after his breakout freshman season.

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The visitors to keep an eye on are:

1. Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue

Does it get much better than being a consensus All-America as a freshman?

Moore is a special player, and he’ll be an all-day job for the Nevada secondary. He’s coming off a season that looks like a series of typos — 114 receptions, 1,258 yards, 12 touchdowns. Oh, and he returns kicks, too.

2. Markus Bailey, LB, Purdue

It’s not all offense at Purdue. Bailey anchors a defensive unit that will be looking for improvement across the board in 2019. He led Purdue with 115 tackles and 6.5 sacks last season.

3. Cedric Byrd, WR, Hawaii

With the Warriors’ John Ursua off to the NFL, Byrd becomes the likely leader of Hawaii’s thrill-a-minute Run-N-Shoot offense. He caught 79 passes for 970 yards in his first season at Hawaii.

4. Cole McDonald, QB, Hawaii

… and here’s the guy throwing him the ball. Despite dealing with some injury issues in 2018, McDonald tossed up some video game-esque numbers such as 3,875 yards and 36 TDs. And he’s only a junior.

Nevada takes on Hawaii during their football game at Mackay Stadium in Reno on Oct. 7, 2017. Jason ...more

Nevada takes on Hawaii during their football game at Mackay Stadium in Reno on Oct. 7, 2017. Jason Bean/Reno Gazette-Journal- USA TODAY NETWORK

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5. Brycen Hopkins, TE, Purdue

He’s got the good bloodlines, for sure; dad Brad Hopkins was a 13-year player in the NFL. The younger Hopkins might be the most NFL-ready player on the Boilermakers’ roster. He averaged a team-best 17.1 yards per reception last season.

6. Ethan Aguayo, LB, San Jose State

A great example of a special player on a not very special team. If the Spartans’ defense can manage to limit the huge chunks of yardage (and, frankly, points) it gave up last season, you can be sure it’ll be because Aguayo is leading the way. He had a team-best 106 tackles last season.

7. Justin Polu, OL, UNLV

Polu has been a fixture up front for the Rebels, starting all 36 of his career games in the same spot (right guard). No UNLV offensive lineman has earned a first-team All-Mountain West honor since 2002; that streak is likely to end.

8. Armani Rogers, QB, UNLV

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UNLV's Armani Rogers (1) scores a touchdown while taking on Nevada during the battle for the Fremont Cannon football game at Mackay Stadium in Reno on Nov. 25, 2017.

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Perhaps no player on this list is more important to his team — well … Purdue’s Moore, too — than Rogers, who makes the Rebels a different team when he’s in the game. He played in only six games last season, with the Rebels going 3-3 in those (they were 1-5 on the rest of the schedule). The 44 percent completion rate needs to come up, though.

9. Elijah Lilly, WR, New Mexico

The Lobos’ offense is, frankly, kind of a mess. For one thing, who’s the quarterback? One piece of good news is that whomever can win the job will have a downfield threat like Lilly to throw to. His total of 21 catches from last season is almost certain to go up. He also returns kicks.

10. Charles Williams, RB, UNLV

Williams has had an interesting tenure in Las Vegas, breaking the Rebels’ record for freshman rushing yards in 2016, then basically missing all of 2017 with an injury, and finally playing mostly out of the spotlight last season behind Lexington Thomas’ 1,000-yard campaign. All indications are that Williams will be the Rebels’ featured back this season.

11. Josh Davis, RB, Weber State

It’s difficult to say with certainty where Davis should go on a list such as this — he’s clearly an impact player, but his opposition comes at a lower level. Still, there’s nothing wrong with being named the top freshman at the FCS level, and gaining more than 1,300 yards is pretty good, too.

Wolf Pack at Mackay

Aug. 30: Purdue

Sept. 14: Weber State

Sept. 28: Hawaii

Oct. 12: San Jose State

Nov. 2: New Mexico

Nov. 30: UNLV

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